What color is #3C2005?

#3C2005 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medium Roast?

The RGB value is 60, 32, 5: 60 red, 32 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medium Roast?

The complementary color is #05213C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2005?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medium Roast color: hex code #3C2005

#3C2005 rgb(60, 32, 5)

Shades of brown

Medium Roast has the hex code #3C2005. It is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 12.5% green and 2% blue (60, 32, 5).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 85% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 92% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

Medium Roast (#3C2005) color codes

HEX	`#3C2005`
RGB	`rgb(60, 32, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 12.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 85%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 92%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 92%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.51, 11.01, 20.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.51, 23.69, 62.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.408, 2.005, 0.404)`
Decimal	`3940357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medium Roast, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3C2005	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2005 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3C2005 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2005; }
.text { color: #3c2005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2005; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 32 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2005, #3c3b05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #3C2005 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C2005?: #3C2005 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medium Roast?: The RGB value is 60, 32, 5: 60 red, 32 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medium Roast?: The complementary color is #05213C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2005?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.